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Dave Monroe
davidmmonroe at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 10 21:35:45 CST 2003
In more ways than one ...
Main Entry: ca·nard
Pronunciation: k&-'närd also -'när
Function: noun
Etymology: French, literally, duck; in sense 1, from
Middle French vendre des canards à moitié to cheat,
literally, to half-sell ducks
Date: circa 1859
1 : a false or unfounded report or story; especially :
a fabricated report
2 : an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and
control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces; also
: a small airfoil in front of the wing of an aircraft
that increases the aircraft's stability
http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
See, e.g.. ...
http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0202&msg=65198&sort=date
http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=0202&msg=65217&sort=date
--- Elainemmbell at aol.com wrote:
>
> The best thing about the running arguments among
> these entities is that everyone gets a chance to
> use the word "canard" ...
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